Dependency manager for Web

Question

I have 2 projects. They use same js/img files. When I change js content in first project I should also change it in second project. I wanna make it as dependency. So I deploy changes to my local repository, then goto project1/project2, call update and changes are loaded.

I have tried to use bower but it doesn't satisfy me because of some strange behaviour (it copies whole folder content and ignores main section in component.json)

How can I implement normal dependency managment in my project? note: I need to manage my local dependencies

Answer 1

The main property in component.json is currently only used for other tools using Bower. There is currently a discussion going if Bower should have a .bowerignore file for ignoring files it doesn't need.

You might be better of just using a git submodule or symlinking the files.

Alternatively you could check out if any of the other JS package managers fills your need: npm, Ender, volo, component, jam

Answer 2

Another option (if you just want to fetch single files) might be: pulldown.

Configuration is extremely simple and you can easily add your own files/urls to the list.